Foreign residents in Pagliara
Pagliara, in the province of Messina, is home to 4 Russians — 0.36% of its 1,117 residents. That is the 71st-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 3rd within Sicilia.
Across the nationalities we track, Pagliara counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.81% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (4), Americans (2), Swiss nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Pagliara has risen, from 3 to 4 (+33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.3% of Pagliara's population was born outside Italy — 2.5% outside the EU and 4.8% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4 | 0.36% |
| United States | 2 | 0.18% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.09% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.09% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.09% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,035 | 92.66% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 54 | 4.83% |
| Born outside the EU | 28 | 2.51% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Messina
Full BES profile for Messina →Messina on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Pagliara qualifies for the 7% pensioner regime. Comfortably below the 30,000-resident ceiling.
Qualifying is about the town. Whether it applies to you depends on criteria no map can check — where you were tax-resident before, and where your income comes from.
How the 7% pensioner regime works, and every qualifying comune →Property prices
Buying in Pagliara is well below the Messina average of €941/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
16 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.